VCNO: Surface warfare reform funding programmed into FYDP and 87 of 111 changes implemented

The Navy has programmed all of the necessary funding into its future years defense program to move forward on its 111 surface warfare reforms, and has implemented 87 of those changes to date, according to the service's second most senior officer.

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran told reporters yesterday at the Surface Navy Association symposium that he anticipates the service will implement all 111 recommendations by the end of the fiscal year.

Moran differentiated between implementing and completing recommendations, noting that completion would indicate the service has had enough time to observe the change's effect and determine whether it was the correct action, Moran said.

The recommendations stemmed from Navy-wide reviews done by the CNO and Navy secretary in the wake of high-profile surface fleet collisions that killed more than a dozen sailors in 2017. Several changes also were generated by the Government Accountability Office.